candidate 的 2 个定义
- a person who seeks an office, honor, etc.: a candidate for governor.
- a person who is selected by others as a contestant for an office, honor, etc.
- a person who is deserving of or seems destined for a certain end or fate: Such a reckless spender is a candidate for the poorhouse.
- a student studying for a degree: Candidates for the B.A. will have to meet certain minimum requirements.
can·di·dat·ed, can·di·dat·ing.
- to become a candidate for service as a new minister of a church; preach before a congregation that is seeking a new minister.
candidate 近义词
person desiring political office, job
更多candidate例句
- The Democrats have also tried to steer that discontent in their direction — especially Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a long-time registered Independent, who was for a time a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.
- The announcement that Fraser would indeed attain the long-elusive corner office of a big Wall Street bank was widely celebrated—and kicked off widespread speculation about the most likely next candidates to follow her lead.
- Even that proposal was one that Biden, as a candidate who doesn’t hold elective office, obviously had no power to actually implement.
- Biden holds a similar 22-point advantage on which candidate is more honest and trustworthy, 56 percent to 34 percent.
- Sinopharm has tested both of these vaccines in the UAE, but it is unclear if the UAE granted emergency approval to one or both candidates.
- Already, 10 Republicans have declared they will vote for an alternative candidate and more seemed poised to join.
- First, they allow Paul to siphon off attention from whichever potential candidate is making news.
- A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.
- Having regional appeal is one thing; simply being a regional candidate is another.
- But he should not be judged by his wavering as a presidential candidate.
- The Colonel left, and in a few days the election coming off, each candidate made his appearance at the critical German polls.
- In admitting a member, if no form of election has been prescribed, each candidate must be elected separately.
- This was the point of compass revealed by the astrologer as most favourable to the young candidate for manly honours.
- The Liberal candidate wanted to address the colliers in one of the Lanarkshire towns; but his meeting was very poorly attended.
- Though he frankly acknowledged that he preferred the Electoral Prince to any other candidate, he professed.